A brief measure of non-drug reinforcement: Association with treatment outcomes during initial substance use recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Translational research demonstrates that drug use is inversely associated with availability and engagement with meaningful non-drug reinforcers. Evaluation of non-drug reinforcement in treatment-receiving clinical populations is limited, likely owing to the time intensive nature of existing measures. This study explores the association of non-drug reinforcers with treatment outcomes using a novel, brief measure of past month non-drug reinforcement quantifying three elements: relative frequency, access, and enjoyability.

Methods

Respondents enrolled in substance use treatment (residential, intensive outpatient, and medically managed withdrawal) in clinics across the United States (N = 5481) completed standardized assessments of non-drug reinforcement and treatment

SUBMITTER: Acuff SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922801 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature